Leaders: Bert Hixon, Alan and Robin Crawford, Ruth Bergstrom
Temp: 69°F
Winds: E 12mph
Weather Conditions: foggy
Finally, a great morning for warblers, with a “baker’s dozen” species in the incredible backyard habitat at the headquarters of the Cape May Bird Observatory. Also seen were multiple Broad-winged Hawks, vireos of three species, fishing Least Terns and the same three Green Herons just as last week, jousting over the territory around Lake Lily!
60 species
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) 4
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) 1
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 3
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) 2
Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus) 1
Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica) 1
American Oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus) 1
Bonaparte’s Gull (Chroicocephalus philadelphia) 1
Laughing Gull (Leucophaeus atricilla) 4
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 1
Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus) 1
Least Tern (Sternula antillarum) 4
Forster’s Tern (Sterna forsteri) 1
Green Heron (Butorides virescens) 3
Great Egret (Ardea alba) 1
Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) 2
Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) 2
Broad-winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus) 3
Eastern Wood-Pewee (Contopus virens) 1
Great Crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus) 1
Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus) 1
White-eyed Vireo (Vireo griseus) 1
Blue-headed Vireo (Vireo solitarius) 1
Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus) 1
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) 1
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 1
Fish Crow (Corvus ossifragus) 2
Carolina Chickadee (Poecile carolinensis) 2
Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor) 1
Purple Martin (Progne subis) 1
House Wren (Troglodytes aedon) 2
Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) 3
European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) 2
Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) 3
Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) 2
Wood Thrush (Hylocichla mustelina) 1
American Robin (Turdus migratorius) 4
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) 8
House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus) 2
American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) 1
Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla) 1
White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) 3
Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula) 1
Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) 5
Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) 4
Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapilla) 1
Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia) 6
American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla) 2
Cape May Warbler (Setophaga tigrina) 1
Northern Parula (Setophaga americana) 1
Bay-breasted Warbler (Setophaga castanea) 1
Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia) 3
Chestnut-sided Warbler (Setophaga pensylvanica) 1
Blackpoll Warbler (Setophaga striata) 1
Black-throated Blue Warbler (Setophaga caerulescens) 1
Black-throated Blue Warbler photo by Bert Hixon
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata) 4
Black-throated Green Warbler (Setophaga virens) 1
Canada Warbler (Cardellina canadensis) 1
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) 2
Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus) 1
